Kat wants to know how I broke my glasses, so here is the absolutely 100%-true version of how it happened:
Bobbing for lobsters is a popular hobby in Hungary and since the arrival of democracy in 1990 exuberant Hungarians have used it to celebrate a successful election. This year a huge lobster-bobbing pot – containing around 1000 lobsters – was set up in Heroes’ Square after the Socialists came to power and bobbers had to launch themselves into the pot from the top of a bungee crane. The person who pulled out the most lobsters after 10 attempts won a threesome with top celebrity couple Viktória Swinger (Hungary’s top porn actress) and reality TV-show star and love rat Győzike.
The contest was tense and I was one lobster off victory, with eight out of nine. However, there was only one left: a vicious specimen called “Big Red”. I poised at the edge of the precipice and fixed my sights on the lobster. The crowd fell silent and flashbulbs popped as I leapt from the crane. As soon as I left the platform I knew my aim was perfect. Unfortunately, Big Red saw me coming. As soon as my head entered the water, he lashed out with his massive claws, snicking off my specs with one and Bobbiting me with the other.
As I was fished out of the bloody pool to be rushed to hospital to have my love truncheon sewn back on, I saw Viktor Orbán – Hungary’s long time lobster-bobbing champion and leader of the right-of-centre Fidesz party – dance up and down in triumph. He scooped a very commendable nine lobsters. To be honest, I didn’t feel too bad, as he had to win something this week, and at least we avoided having to go through the whole charade of Orbán claiming bobbing-fraud and demanding a recount.
Luckily, I only got a local anaesthetic as they re-attached the little chap, and I got to watch the threesome being beamed out live on M1. Viktor put in a lot of energy, but I couldn’t help but feel he was a bit of spare prick as the other two seemed more interested in the camera than him.
Big Red still has my glasses and has got a job as a political commentator as now looks far more intelligent; I received a larger nob by mistake; Viktor’s popularity soared and he is now certain to win the next elections in 4 years; Győzike realised that going out with a porn star wasn’t necessarily a good idea if it meant having to cross swords with middle-aged politicians and went back to his family; and Swinger…well, she just keeps on swinging. Plus, I’ve ordered a rather funky-looking new pair of specs.
So, I guess it all worked out OK in the end.